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Another Wil produces emotional victory in Group 1 C.F. Orr Stakes

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Another Wil ridden by Jamie Melham winning the Group 1 C.F. Orr Stakes at Caulfield. (Photo by Reg Ryan/Racing Photos) Jamie Melham and Ciaron Maher have combined with Another Wil (+240) to claim an emotional victory in the Group 1 C.F. Orr Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday afternoon, giving the McKenna family their first Group 1 success since Colin McKenna’s passing in late 2024. The son of Street Boss had failed to claim an elusive Group 1 in his first three attempts, but it would be his fourth try…

Public Attention surges clear to claim Group 3 Eskimo Prince

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Public Attention winning the 2025 Group 3 Eskimo Prince Stakes. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au A trip to Sydney has paid immediate dividends for Public Attention ($4.80), with the Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)-trained colt producing a dominant first-up victory in the Group 3 Eskimo Prince Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday afternoon. The son of Written Tycoon had been trialing in Sydney in preparation for this first-up assignment, putting the writing on the wall in a recent barrier trial success at Warwick Farm on January 30. There was a wealth of…

Duke De Sessa returns with gutsy JRA Plate victory

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Harry Coffey returns to the mounting yard aboard Duke De Sessa after winning the JRA Plate. (Photo by George Sal/Racing Photos) Reigning Caulfield Cup champion Duke De Sessa returned with a tough win in the Group 3 JRA Plate (1600m) at Caulfield on Saturday afternoon, after proving the superior stayer in the concluding stages of the 1600m contest. The Ciaron Maher-trained gelding claimed the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) before running ninth in the Group 1 Champions Stakes (2000m) to end his spring campaign, indicating that he was the clear…

Rivellino claims $2 million Inglis Millennium

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Rivellino winning the 2025 Inglis Millennium. Photo: Bradleyphotos.com.au Kris Lees & James McDonald have combined with Rivellino ($4.00) to claim the seventh running of the $2 million Inglis Millennium (1100m) at Randwick on Saturday afternoon, with the son of Too Darn Hot keeping his resume unblemished heading into the Sydney autumn. The undefeated two-year-old couldn’t have been more impressive storming to back-to-back victories to start the campaign, with the untapped colt making a sustained run down the centre of the course to burst clear in Saturday’s feature. The Magic Man…

Angel Capital storms home to claim Group 2 Autumn Stakes

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Angel Capital ridden by Ben Melham wins the Autumn Stakes at Caulfield Racecourse. (Photo by Pat Scala/Racing Photos) Angel Capital returned to the racetrack with a big win in the Group 2 Autumn Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday afternoon, sprinting quickly from the back of the field to swamp his rivals in the final 300m. The Clinton McDonald-trained colt held favouritism throughout betting with horse racing bookmakers, firming from an opening price of +220 to +180 by the time they jumped. Plymouth (+850) and Catoggio (+340) jumped well from…

Rey Magnerio wears down Insurrection to claim Rubiton Stakes

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Rey Magnerio ridden by Jye McNeil wins the Rubiton Stakes at Caulfield Racecourse. (Photo by Pat Scala/Racing Photos) Robbie Griffiths and Jye McNeil have combined with Rey Magnerio to take out the Group 2 Rubiton Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield on Saturday afternoon, after wearing down Insurrection (+280) in the final strides to claim a valuable victory. The son of Magnus went into the race first-up, and he was heavily backed late with horse racing bookmakers from +300 into +270 in the last five minutes before the jump. After jumping well…

Northern visitor too strong in Hazlett Stakes

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Matamata visitor Harlech (NZ) (Darci Brahma) made the trip down to Wingatui on Saturday a profitable one as he blitzed his rivals by four lengths in the Listed Nellies Restaurant & Bar Hazlett Stakes (1400m). Trainer Pam Gerard sent the eight-year-old south fresh up, having last raced when fourth of nine at Otaki back in November. Placed three times at Group One level as a younger horse, the Oaks Stud-bred son of Darci Brahma hadn’t visited the winners’ enclosure since May 2024 but didn’t let that statistic faze him as…

Tuxedo stakes Derby claim

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A dominant performance in the Gr.2 Legacy Lodge Waikato Guineas (2000m) at Te Rapa on Saturday has thrust Tuxedo (NZ) (Tivaci) into the top echelon of contenders for next month’s Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m). Tuxedo had already shown plenty of promise in his four-race career, winning twice including the Gr.3 Wellington Stakes (1600m) and finishing second in both of the other two. He chased home Derby favourite Willydoit (NZ) (Tarzino) at Ellerslie on New Year’s Day, then returned to the same venue for a runner-up finish behind Damask Rose…

El Vencedor dominates Herbie Dyke Stakes

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Saturday’s Gr.1 Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m) at Te Rapa marked another new high point in the career of the ever-improving El Vencedor (NZ) (Shocking), who took his career earnings past $1 million with a stunning three-length runaway. The son of Shocking initially showed promise as a sprinter, winning over 1200m in both New Zealand and Australia as a three-year-old and placing in the Gr.3 Concorde Handicap (1200m) and Listed Newmarket Handicap (1200m) at four. But El Vencedor has come into his own over longer distances at the ages of five…

Emphasize downs older rivals

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The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young trained three-year-old Emphasize (NZ) (Embellish( has again flagged his staying credentials with a hard-fought victory over older horses in the Super Bowl Monday Handicap (2000m) at Caulfield. The son of Embellish cruised to victory at Sale in January and was due to step out at Sandown last week, but dislodged his rider on the way to the barriers and was duly scratched. Seven days later the gelding put up a tough performance to loop the field and stave off handy four-year-old Inevitable Award as…